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At DzineClub we work with multiple CMS platforms to make sure that we are in touch with all the latest technologies. We have dedicated staff who work with platforms such as Magento, Joomla, Drupal and WordPress.

Our CMS of choice is WordPress (for websites) and Magento Commerce (for Online stores) and it consists of our bigger team of development. The reasons we pick WordPress and Magento is because these platforms are easier to install, develop, deploy and improve on.

This means that as a client you get speedier development, lower total cost of ownership, Quicker updates and integrations. If you need a design refresh in a few months, you don’t have to worry about the content, it will just be a matter of putting a new skin on top.

That, a CMS that is a perfect fit today might not be the best in a few years. This was the case with Joomla a few years ago and now WordPress has taken the crown from our prespective.

Is there a good development base and are there lots of users who support this platform

What is the security behind the CMS

Based on this, we make a recommendation for a CMS for a client.

We just came across this infograph by the guys at Devious Media on the 3 open source platforms. Our summary follows after the graphic based on the infograph. Please note that we wont be discussing Joomla as we don’t see a definite future with Joomla.

Drupal:

More used by Heavy/Large Enterprise companies

More used by complicated companies

Decent Developer community

Good Client List

WordPress:

Faster Updates

Twice as many updates than Drupal/Joomla

Twice as many plugins and themes

Larger number of developer and user adoption (upto 10 times as much)

More social

More Cost Effective

Lower Total cost of ownership

Stronger SEO straight out of the box

Easier to learn to use

Summary

We recommend using WordPress for most sites and have worked with a large number of sites where we have customised WordPress to work as per business needs. Please view our list of sites we have customised for WordPress here:

WordPress for Medium to Large Clients

We still recommend using WordPress for Medium to Large Clients because of the level of customisation that can be done in WordPress and how quickly it can be changed and new plugins being added. What Drupal can do for such size clients can easily be accommodated using Plugins in WordPress.

WordPress or Drupal for Heavy Enterprise Clients

For sites such as the main Government site, user payments and memberships, forums, connections to ERP platforms, WordPress is probably not the right option right now. The best solution would be to customise Drupal or use a paid CMS Platform. However if you are developing your site in 6 months or a year’s time, WordPress should be a worthy competitor.

Have you got a website that you are looking at developing and are not sure which CMS is the best to use?

Flick us an email at info@dzineclub.com and we’ll recommend a solution based on our expertise.

We have just launched a new design for Bolwell RV YouTube channel. The new design incorporates everything that is amazing about The Edge and also has a url back to the website for anyone who has come across the video by searching for it or by referral.

We have just launched a Facebook Fan Page for Bolwell RV. The Bolwell Edge is a beautifully designed, tough luxury touring caravan that allows you to travel outback Australia in comfort. We built a fan page that shows the best features of the Edge through pictures and Videos and allows a Facebook Fan to contact Bolwell RV through Facebook.

Bolwell Facebook Fan Page Design

We have built a custom fan page with multiple tabs which makes it easier to show more content on the page. The four tabs on the page allows the user to go through the main parts of the Facebook Fan Page.

Other features are a “email subscription form” and a contact us form that can be filled directly on Facebook.

What are Triggered Email Dialogs / Nurturing Programs

While email marketing is all about sending content to a group of subscribers at one time, a nurturing program is about sending smaller bits of content to users over time. These smaller bits most likely are not running at the same time.

Where can you use Triggered Email Dialogs/ Nurture Email Programs

Nurturing Dialogs are mostly useful for trainings, events, product training, service training and date based events. These are not useful for company news and updates.

You can use it for:

Sending a series of 3 or 4 emails to your subscriber when they join the newsletter and educating them .

When a customer buys your product/service you can send a series of emails that train your customer on using the producr or the service.

Send Happy birthday email to a subscriber (if you have their birth date)

Send product renewal emails to your customer a month before their subscription expires.

Send feedback surveys to a customer 7 days after purhcase of a product/services.

Demo of a Dzinemail Nurturing Program

Here is a demo of how a nurturing program works.

To view the demo, just enter your email address on the form below and we will send you a series of 4 emails talking about a nurturing program. Here is how they will come to you:

Enter your email to view the demo

A welcome email instantly after you subscribe

Second email after an hour

Third email after an hour of the second email

Fourth email after an hour of the third email

DzineMail Nurturing Program Demo

This can be your subscription form, or product information form, event form.. you get the point 🙂

Mobile Devices are taking over

500,000 android devices are being activated every day. Mobile brings a new way of interacting with data and viewing information wherever you are. It’s easy to use and get online. The problem with current websites are that they are not made for mobile devices however mobile usage is growing exponentially every day.

Our Mobile Website Development Methodology

We develop a site that works both on iPhone and Android.

This is how we work with mobile website development.

We research if you need one for start. Everyone will need a mobile site at some stage but you might be best waiting 3 months.

If you can leverage a mobile website, we don’t want to copy your exact website. Mobile users will have different requirements than normal web users. You want to put specific converting copy in mobiles. So we will find out the best sections of your site to turn into mobiles.

We create wireframes and send it to you

We build the site and test it

We finalise the site and go live

Mobile website Platforms – iPhone and Android

We develop websites on HTML5 and CSS3 which works into both iPhone and Android. So our mobiles websites are platform independent. The websites will look great in both iPhone and Android.

Mobile Websites with WordPress

If you have a website with a wordpress CMS we can utilise the existing mobile themes that natively work with wordpress or we can build a custom one that works with the existing data that you have with wordpress.

CMS Driven Mobile Content

Depending on whether or not you have a CMS, you might leverage with a custom CMS created specifically for you to improve your content.

Mobile Website Gallery

Here are some of the mobile websites that we have built in the last month.

Pointpal Mobile Website

MonstaG Mobile Landing Page

DzineClub Wodpress Mobile Blog

What is QR code

A QR or a “Quick Response” code is a black and white square code that contains information such as a link, product, website etc. A mobile phone with a camera and a QR reader will be able to read the code and display the information on the site.

What are QR Codes?

Who uses QR codes

QR codes are actually a really good technology but hasn’t picked up as well in Australia, but is everywhere in Japan, Korea and picking up in very well in USA.

QR Code Testing at an Event

We are testing QR Codes for one of our clients tonight and will update the results when they come up today.

QR Code Videos

We all know that we now look at videos more than read any text so here are some videos that discuss QR Codes.

We have just created a widget that shows the total value of products being sold through our DIY Online Store platform.

The widgets are updated in real time and as clients add new stores to the platform or more products the values will add up. So feel free to visit our site at any stage and look at the updated running total.